6-22 to 6-24: Plattsburg, NY; Ste. Croix, Que; Riviere du Loup, Que.

Mon, 6-22 at Saranac Lake, had rained overnight but over by morning. Drove 1 hr. to Plattsburg, left trailer at parking-lot-type RV park, took car in for svc. Had planned to ride to Ausable Chasm while car svcd but lingering colds (D getting better) so we waited and drove there. Spectacular gorge, waterfall, rapids; a tourist attraction since 19th century. Back to camp, S did laundry while D took our fancy reunion clothes to UPS store to mail home.

Tue., 6-23: After 20 mi. crossed into Canada north of Lake Champlain. Rainy, dreary, many large farms, country roads. Skirted Montreal- been there recently- and followed St. Lawrence to campground at Ste. Croix. Many fancy seasonal RV's, only a few travelers like us. Lots of sports and games facilities at park, packs of kids riding their bikes around in the evening. Looks like a fun place for them. Good dinner and walked down to riverside.

Wed., 6-24: Sunny and cool. Feast of St. Jean Baptiste, legal holiday in Quebec, everything closed. A big holiday for getting outside, drinking. Some connection to Quebec separatist sentiment, uncertain connection to St. Jean. Driving along S side of St. Lawrence, passed Quebec City on opposite shore. At Levis spotted a bike path that looked good, stopped to dress out and ride. A big furry husky adopted us, parked himself in the shade of the car, and watched us get ready to ride. We were concerned he'd still be there when we got back, but he apparently had gotten bored and gone home. 17 miles on the prettiest and busiest bike path ever. Everybody out riding, skating, walking. Many picnic areas along the way. Lots of people out enjoying the beautiful day. After our own picnic lunch we continued east, stopped at large town of Riviere du Loup. May be our last good provisioning place for a while. S gave me a haircut. Did some general planning ahead: If we circuit all the Maritimes incl. Newfoundland, it's about 5000 miles to Richmond, and 85 days to get there. We ought to be able to handle that and be able to stay in any good place as long as we like.